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Evaporite
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<p>An evaporite is a water-<a href="/facts/Solubility/kLE9h3Jb">soluble</a> <a href="/facts/Sedimentation/qUgHGvhd">sedimentary</a> <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">mineral</a> <a href="/facts/Deposition_(geology)/qxjlY8KL">deposit</a> that results from concentration and <a href="/facts/Crystallization/oCUUG80k">crystallization</a> by <a href="/facts/Evaporation/tgvIlJys">evaporation</a> from an <a href="/facts/Aqueous_solution/eRNr3MH2">aqueous solution</a>. There are two types of evaporite deposits: marine, which can also be described as ocean deposits, and non-marine, which are found in standing bodies of water such as lakes. Evaporites are considered <a href="/facts/Sedimentary_rock/HQDCjrco">sedimentary rocks</a> and are formed by chemical <a href="/facts/Sediment/zsIH1A6U">sediments</a>. </p>